OT: The News Thread

[CH1]

Twitter's inability to make a profit has been a long-running joke. I agree it shouldn't be his top priority, and probably isn't.

it's more than not turning a profit; it also failed in growing the user base significantly, failed to add innovative features, etc
Wall Street doesn't care about profit if you show growth

they had four years where the most important person on the planet was using the platform to enact policy...and the business barely grew

their last CEO was the founder who came back but didn't leave his other CEO job at Square

 

[worm]

myspace >>>

 

[Wayward DP]

I'm not really seeing "outrage" tbh.

It certainly exists, but more so on twitter itself, rather than in this thread!

 

[zeke]

Twitter's inability to make a profit has been a long-running joke. I agree it shouldn't be his top priority, and probably isn't.

I don't really see the point of Musk doing this to begin with but he did it. So I'm with CH1 in that we just have to wait and see what happens. Speculation is kind of pointless in this case since we have no idea. Twitter could remain pretty much the same, or this could be the opening scene of the next Bond movie.

twitter made Jack a very rich man. he laughed all the way to the bank.

it was unique and refreshing that he was happy with that money, and didn't feel the need to ruin twitter with profitability scams. that's what made twitter different. hopefully the richest man in the world doesn't feel the need to let it turn into a clickfarm.

 

[Preston]

It certainly exists, but more so on twitter itself, rather than in this thread!

Already seeing some of the people I follow delete their accounts. Calm down, folks.

 

[hockeylover]

I've considered it many times, especially since 2016, so perhaps this was just a nudge for them to re-evaluate whether Twitter actually adds to their lives. Not sure it requires outrage.

 

[CH1]

It certainly exists, but more so on twitter itself, rather than in this thread!

wait until Elon confronts Habsy with a hostile takeover and re-instates KoreaBoy's account while simultaneously deleting Presto vast lineup of AliasBots

 

[leafman101]

The play is to create the Twitterverse that people connect with on nuralink, in their underground rat tunnels, when they are bored on Mars.

 

[Wayward DP]

Already seeing some of the people I follow delete their accounts. Calm down, folks.

I suspect if you had been targeted by Musk in a previous life for whatever reason your reaction would be closer to the Shaun King's of the world. But I am speculating.

I think it goes back to the point made earlier that if you are someone like us, you're probably fine and unaffected.

But there are 100% black journalists who have communicated with sources via DM that are terrified that this information now all belongs to Elon.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[worm]

insert this is fine meme

 

[CH1]

pick a better time to be alive, tho

 

[worm]

Already seeing some of the people I follow delete their accounts. Calm down, folks.

they probably all went to the presto skool of burner accts anyway

 

[axlsalinger]

pick a better time to be alive, tho

20 years ago

 

[CH1]

20 years ago

Not bad.

Matts Sundin was not as good as Matthews tho.

Also a billion less people living in absolute poverty since then.

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[zeke]

Also no internet no smartphones no prestige TV with much higher crime terrorism and war on terror

 

[leafman101]

9/11, wars, no iPhone.

 

[hockeylover]

Seems like his grievance is just that Twitter is too woke.

 

[Wayward DP]

almost as if we are destroying our home and it is getting quite angry with us

 

[Wayward DP]

an alternate perspective:

Elon Musk Probably Won't Buy Twitter